Dan_Shues
03-22-2004, 02:33 PM
By the end of the year, there could be some new top-level domain names on the Internet to go along with common URL enders like .com, .org and .edu.
Those suffixes, which are assigned and approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, have remained the same since 2000.
Those who want a Web site or e-mail address with one of the new endings would have to apply to the group selected to administer the domain for permission. Some would be limited to specific types of content, such as adult-oriented businesses or content for mobile devices like wireless phones and personal digital assistants.
The 10 groups applied for nine new domains:
.asia
.cat
.jobs
.mail
.mobi
.post
.tel
.travel
.xxx
If approved -- there is a public comment period in April -- the names could become active by the end of 2004.
In 2000, .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro came into being.
Those suffixes, which are assigned and approved by the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers, have remained the same since 2000.
Those who want a Web site or e-mail address with one of the new endings would have to apply to the group selected to administer the domain for permission. Some would be limited to specific types of content, such as adult-oriented businesses or content for mobile devices like wireless phones and personal digital assistants.
The 10 groups applied for nine new domains:
.asia
.cat
.jobs
.mobi
.post
.tel
.travel
.xxx
If approved -- there is a public comment period in April -- the names could become active by the end of 2004.
In 2000, .aero, .biz, .coop, .info, .museum, .name and .pro came into being.